We explored the role of schemas and motivated reasoning in personality assessment. Utilizing a sample of 299 participants, we investigated whether applying for a specific job leads applicants to adopt a schema. Once adopting the schema, the respondents use that schema in a way that inaccurately reflects what their behavior is. Consequently, as hypothesized, there is a lowering of validities, in comparison with assessing personality in a neutral setting. An intriguing implication of our research is that personality measurement for selection might be shifted from the employment setting to more neutral settings, such as a counselor setting, in order to be optimized. © 2006 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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Aronson, Z. H., & Reilly, R. R. (2006). Personality validity: The role of schemas and motivated reasoning. International Journal of Selection and Assessment, 14(4), 372–380. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2389.2006.00358.x
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